EDUCATION & CAPACITY BUILDING
Program Overview
Students from the Master of Environmental Management program at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, studying protected area management with course convenor & BMWHI Director, Dr Rosalie Chapple, in the Blue Mountains.
The Institute offers a range of educational and training programs in partnership with other providers, for higher education, professional development (especially for protected area managers) and public engagement. Our key partner is the Protected Areas Collaboration for Learning & Research (PAC), which is a joint venture of the Institute along with other organisations. Programs focus on building leadership and capacity in conservation in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
The Institute’s Board Director and Education Program Leader, Dr Rosalie Chapple, recently completed a review for PAC on protected area capacity building needs for Australia and the Asia- Pacific. The report informs development of PAC’s and the Institute’s education and training program and can be accessed here:https://pacollaboration.org/publications.
LATEST PROGRAMS
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR CONSERVATION TRAINING COURSES
The Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute, in partnership with the Protected Areas Collaboration for Learning & Research, offers an intensive training program that aims to equip conservation professionals with the knowledge, tools and skills required to adaptively manage protected areas and other area-based (land and sea) conservation.
WORLD HERITAGE TRAINING PACKAGE FOR BLUE MOUNTAINS TOURISM BUSINESSES
In 2018, the Institute piloted a training package for tourism operators in the Blue Mountains, with the aim of building tourism industry knowledge of the World Heritage Area and its values to enhance visitor experiences. Click below to access the report with recommendations from the pilot program.
REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS
Adaptive Management Training for Protected Areas in the Asia-Pacific. Chapple, R. 2018
Home to Us All: How Connecting with Nature Helps Us Care for Ourselves and the Earth. Children & Nature Network and IUCN ♯NatureForAll campaign. 2018
Knowledge and Stewardship of World Heritage Values by Tourism Operators in the Blue Mountains. Chapple R, Boag C, Schwarz S and Bartlett J. 2019
Connecting Nature Connection Activities in Australia. Colahan C. and Chapple R. 2019
